How To Fix WS195 - Texts are not defined for settlement document type &1 at header level

WS195 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WS - Supplier Billing Document

• Message number: 195

• Message text: Texts are not defined for settlement document type &1 at header level

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WS195 - Details

• Certainly! Here's a detailed explanation for the SAP error message:
  
  SAP Error Message:
  WS195 - Texts are not defined for settlement document type &1 at header level
  
  
  Cause:
  This error occurs during the settlement process in SAP (e.g., when settling costs from a cost object like a WBS element, internal order, or production order) because the system expects texts (descriptions or long texts) to be maintained for the settlement document type at the header level, but none are found.
  In other words, the settlement document type you are using requires certain texts to be defined or maintained at the header level, but these texts are missing or not maintained in the system.
  
  Explanation:
  
  Settlement document types in SAP control how settlement documents are created and processed.
  Some settlement document types require header-level texts to be maintained for documentation or reporting purposes.
  If these texts are not maintained, the system throws the WS195 error to indicate that the prerequisite texts